Free resources to help kids get & stay healthy!
 

Helping Your Overweight Child is a 4-page fact sheet full of practical advice on how to eat meals together as a family; ways to encourage kids to forgo fast food in favor of healthier options; and how to avoid using food as a reward with overweight kids.  Also included are healthy snack ideas plus suggestions for physical activities that kids will love. 
This FREE brochure can be ordered in print by calling
(877)946-4627, or it can be downloaded at http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm

Leader's Guide to Healthy Eating & Active Living for Kids & Families is another resource that targets health professionals, educators, and community youth organizations who work with ages 9 - 12 years. The guide offers strategies for teaching kids about the benefits of healthy food, exercise and family fun. It can be downloaded at http://ific.org/kidnetic.

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